{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-902.8","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 902.8","heading":"Minimum sentence — habitual offender.","body":"An habitual offender is any person convicted of a class “C” or a class “D” felony, who has twice before been convicted of any felony in a court of this or any other state, or of the United States. An offense is a felony if, by the law under which the person is convicted, it is so classified at the time of the person’s conviction. A person sentenced as an habitual offender shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement of three years.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 902 - FELONIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/902.8.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:20Z","sha256":"db864675beacc2a8beb3a81e030ae977de1f7fa7fa4dafec9c50b31dc0b5a7b7","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-902.7","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-902.8a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}